Billiard-cue



(No Model.)

H. A. BOWNE.

BILLIARD CUE.

No. 258,702. Patented May 30, 1882.

UNITED STATES. PA ENT OFFICE.

HENRY A. BOWNE, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

BlLLlARD-CUE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,702, dated' May 30,1882.

Application filed June 24, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that], HENRY A. BOWNE, of Lexington, in the county ofFayette and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Billiard-Cues, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a longitudinal sectional view of a cue equipped with my improvedtip, and Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the tip.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved billiard-cue tip soconstructed that it can be readily attached to any one.

The cue-tip as now manufactured is readily damaged, and I have thereforeprovided a ferrule-formed tip to be placed over the end. This tip ismade preferably of gutta-percha, haidened to the proper temperament; orit may be made of celluloid, or other like material, the design so faras the material is concerned being merely to select that which is mostserviceable and easily manufactured.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

A represents the billiard-cue, and B a ferrule adapted to be placed overthe end of the one. The lower end of the ferrule is closed and has athick head, 0, to prevent damage to the end of the ferrule. The head ortip 0 and ferrule B are made of one piece. When the ferrule is fittedupon the one it will, by its contractile power, hold the device firm inthis position. The outer side of the head may be slightly rounded orformed in any suitable shape.

A cue thus equipped will be serviceable, and always maintain an evenpoint or end.

Havingdescribed my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

In combination with the one A, the tip G, having an elastic ferrule, B,said tip and ferrule being made of one and the same piece, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

HENRY A. BOWNE.

Witnesses:

G. B. HALE, W; B. FARLEY.

